The Sun. — London, England, 1826-07-27 00:00:00

the dying lion revives! and what publie spirit, whit activity prevails in the interior of the cantons! The,tuerchant, indeed, calculates with prudence the advantages' and disadvantages of re mote enterprises, preferring a moderate but certain profit to rapid wealth and sudden ruin. .The farmer vies with his neighbour, and the manifold productions of our pail are the best eulogium of his indefatigable activity. Arts and sciences, too, the faithful companions of life, in youth and in age, in prosperity and adver sity, are esteemed, cherished, and encouraged ; they enjoy, in the strictest settee of the expression, an eternal right of citizenship in our countrY. Far front sporting it from presumption and conceit, advocating only the cause of truth, and despising falsehood, the spirit of the Swiss, like that nature by which he is surrounded, must be grave, great, and elevated ! Most respected Gentlemen, Deputies of the two-and-twenty Cantons, you will fill up the outline which I have roughly sketched. The eyes of the whole Confederation are upon you. The Diet, as the:highest autho rity of the Confederation, overlooks the whole. You must'take care that the Republic incurs no danger. It will allays endeavour, by unanimity and energetic co-operation, to proceed in a course worthy of the Swiss nation—worthy of our ancestors, who so often accomplished great things with small mean.. May the God of our fathers, who so manifestly watches over our country, continue to us his protection and blessing ! May our latest posterity exclaim as we do, " Happy the country which enjoys its freedom and independence." I declare the Diet of 1826 opened. The numerous foreign Ministers at Lucerne were present on this occasion, and a•few days before the Austrian Minister, Baron Francis Binder Von Kingelsteiu ; the Spanish Minister, Don Felix Ramon d'Alvarado; and the Baden Charge d'Affaires, M. Alexander Von Dosch ; delivered the credentials in a private audience to the President of the Diet. . Accounts have been received from Smyrna, dated 20th June, stating that letters had been addressed by the merchants resident at that port, to the British Consul on the sabject of piracies comMitted by the Greeks on English vessels, and pledging them selves to use every exery exertion to recover such property, and pay all expeuces and charges incident thereon. It appears these robbers take the goods out of their original packages, to prevent any possibility of identifying the same.. Austrian vessels are charged with purchasing the stolen goods, and taking them to Smyrna, where the property passed through the Turkish Custom-houses. A yew' under the Austrian flag is detained at Smyrna ou this charge—the consequences are, that the low prices at which English manufactures are now sold, ruinous to the fair trader, and shW evidently the source from whieWatatned; 1 The. distress• that prevails in the manufacturing dis tricts has continued now some time, - and we confess with pain that as. yet we see but small signs of im provement. In the mean time, a remedy for this overvvhelming evil is anxiously sought, and people fOr the most part look to the Government as the only channel 'through which any effectual and permanent relief can be given. But independently of the ques tionable policy of extending' pecuniary grants for the . . . at . assistance of the poor creat ures on whom this mis fortune has-lighted, from the public purse, there are Many other considerations which would' at present prohibit . the. Ministry. from holding out the smallest hOpe . that at their hands money can be expected. In the midst however of the uncertainty that must neces sarily-prevail,' as to what may be the final determina tion' of the Cabinet on this point, when pressed by the encreasing emergency of the occasion, it may be as Well to enquire into the provisions the law has already made to meet such urgent evils as those which now oppress the country ; evils, the progress of which, the 'stream of private charity, deep, steady, and uniform as it has been, cannot arrest, although it has for a time greatly mitigated their bitterness, and tended to assuage • the irritable feelings of a starving population. The first • provision is by the poor rates, but these notwithstanding the magnitude of the public done tions, have rapidly encreased and still are encreasing in amount: . When these means shall be exhausted, what iS ,the next'provisiou, and this the statute of the 42 Eliz. 0. 2. provides for in the following words : And be it also enacted, that if the said justices of peace do per ceive that 'the inhabitants of any parish arena able to levy among :themselves sufficient sums of money fur the purposes aforesaid, that the said two justices shall and may tax rate and assess as aforesaid, .any 'otheY 'othet parishes, "or out of any parish within the hun dred, where the said pour parish is to pay such sum and sums of Inonetto' the churchwardens and overseers of the said poor parish, , for thi said purposes as the said justices shall think fit. And if ther etid'hundred shall not be thought to the said justices able and fit •to relieve the said several parishes, nor able to provide for :themselves as aforesaid, then the justices of peace, at their general 'quieter sessions, or the greater number of them, shall rate and ' assess as aforesaid any other of other parishes, or out of any parish 'within the said county, for the purposes aforesaid, as in their die cation shall seem fit- _ _ _ *-* I Thus then if one parish cannot provide for its own poor, 'recourse may be had to any other parishes within the same hundred, and if that is insufficient, then to any other parishes within the same county.-- ' This is the provision of the law . to Meet such en ri ter- , gencies as th ose we now labour under, and we _ s be . li T few, if • smy-i nstances can be found where th is p art of the statute hss been put hi .force. If,' how . - ever, the poor -rates 7 continue to increase . amount, we fear the parish, officers of the 'poor parishes (those we,Mean where the manufiieturing bu po7 pulation is too b ci iti to be sustained b y the contri thins of their fetivparishioners ailono Must put this clause. in force, and call for the ctintribtitions of all within the boundary of the county in which they are situate. How this extension ; of the Poor Laws may be yelished, it is not now time to. enquire, but.for our T selves, , we confess we are sorry the effect of the clause is limited to the county in which the 'poor parish is situate. We almost wish that it had been general, and extended from County to county, so as to compre hend the W 1 :01 shoidd the public distress increase, in such a ratio 1-,at,to render it necessary for the support of the perishing, inhabitants of the manu facturing districts. It is to beremarked, that the distress existing in the manufacturing districts, although limited to those districts, is a public calamity, and one to the re lief o f whi h the Poor R a t es are not legitimately ap plieible. As a public calamity, it is entitled to pub lic sympathy, and mor e ` n that to p u bli c relief, re stating from tlie forced contributions of the , :iiiition; in general; sat* than th e forced contributions of the narrow district in which the unhappy sufferers reside. The grief of a body like this, is the common grief of all the land, a grief in which the grand and primary interests of the nation are deeply concerned, and n o t the petty misfortunes of a few individuals, which could be with justice referred to the remedy provided by the 'Statute of Elizabeth. It is this view of .the subject 'that makes us wish the before -mentioned .provision had been general ; that thus a public calamity might meet with a public remedy. Many there are who, charging the administration with incomp e t enc y, e xhibit the present distress as a proof of , • the truth of the charge. But it appears to us that the fact has been most unrighteously distorted. Had the Mi nisters been angels front heaven they could not have averted this calamity.. They' might and , did foresee a , t something o f t h e ki n d was in t h e wom b of time frut hardly cou ld they expect -the desolating monster that has been brought to life. People complain of taxation as the cause of this distress, and the transition from thence to the national debt is easy and straight forward. Something must be done with this, say they, little reflecting that any tampering with public securi ties is a dangerous thing, and totally forgetting that any revulsion there will only, add to the number of paupers, only decrease the number of consumers, and never, therefore, serve to aid the manufacturers to rise into ease or even into comparative prosperity. THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Consols opened very steady at '77, buyers; and remained at that price until within these few minutes, when they advanced to 77k both for money and account. In the Foreign Funds, Mexican 6 per Cent., continues at the closing price of yesterday, and are 48f 9; Colombian, 32f 3. In the Share market, Brazilian Mining Shares seem the only favourites, and maintain their price, being at 12 13 pm. Three per Cent. Consols, '77; Ditto for Account, '77; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 18 20 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 11 12 pm. ; 4 per Cent. Scrip, par. f pm. Foaxtctr Ftnins.—Brazilian, 54 5; Buenos Ayres, 49 51 ; Colombian, 1822, 304 14 ; Ditto 1824, 324 3 ; Mexican, b per Cent., 41 3 ; Ditto, II per Cent., 481 9; Peruvian, 25 7; Russian, 804 1 ; Greek, 124 13 ; Spanish, rq 8f Mtmts.-..-Anglo Mexican, 474 24 die. ; United Ditto, 84 74 dia. ; Brazilian, 13 15 pm. ; Bolivar, 3 5 pm. ; Colombian, 2 per share ; Tlalpuis,hua, 5 10 pm. ; Pasco Peruvian, 104 94 di,. SlTAR=S.—British Iron Company, 28 6 dis. ; Welch Iron and Coal, 18 16 die. Two .'clock. The British Funds continue to support the advance of this morn ing ; Consols are 771 I, not much business ; 4 per Cent., 9i ; New 4 per Cent., 93t; Scrip,' pm ; Exchequer Bills, 11 12 pm. - Mexican Stock remains at 43/ 9; Colombian, 32i 3 ; Greek has been rather higher, and may be quoted 123- 18; Bra zilian Mining Shares, 13 14 pm. THREE 0' CL CK. 3 per Cent. Consols, 77+, nearest price. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.—(This DAT.) DIAL, JULY 26.—Wind N.E. by E.—Arrived the Hopewell, Dobson, from Miramichi ; and John of Scarborough, from the Baltic. Sailed the Cambria, Robinson, for Philadelphia. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 26.—Variable light airs.—The Phcenix, Anderson, for Dublin and New South Wales, which sailed yester day, is still in sight. Sailed the Alfred, Mead, for Guernsey ; and his Majesty's ship Highflyer, on a cruise. FALMOUTH, Jurx 25.—Wind N.—Arrived the Kingfisher packet, from the Mediterranean, (sailed from Corfu 3d June, Malta the 14th, Gibraltar 30th, and Cacliz 3d inst.) ; Treasury Yacht, Fort, froth Portsmouth for Newfoundland ; and the Nor way brig Four Sisters; Breslaw, from Dram. Dovia, JULY 26.—Sailed for Calais 41 Post office steam, packet Spitfire, with the Earl of Talho, other passengers. Ott the port, the Dutch ,corvette Kootiet„ .Captain Dubeka4 from Batavia. • LlvzßrooL, Jutv 25.--Wind N.—The Hazard, for Provi dence (Rhode Islaud) sailed yesterday, has put back, with her windlass upset. [Extractof a Letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Smyrna, dated June 20.] " His Majesty's ship Cambrian arrived two days ago from the Archipelago and Napoli di Romania; she destroyed, during her last cruize, about 20 boats and small vessels, suspected of piracy. His Majesty's ship Cambrian, Seringapatam, Rose, Medina, and Gannet, are in Port. [Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's, at Gibraltar, • dated June 30.] " The Republicana Colombian privateer, and her two prizes, which were detained by his Majesty's ship Mastiff, have been released. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY.--(Tail DAY.) CAPES V. HUTTON. Mr. Kmthit replied in this case to-day. The circumstances were thew—that the plaintiffs are attornies, practising in-Eplwartb. —the defendant is their late clerk ; in his articles there was- a stipulation that after his clerkship expired, he should not enter into practice for his own benefit, within leas than ten. miles of Epworth ; immediately after the term in his articles ex pired, and he was admitted at Westminster Hull as an attorney, be opened an office at Epwoith, in opposition to his late masters; and the present motion was made by Mr. Knight, on behalf of the plaintiffs, for an injunction to restrain the defendant from practising contrary to the condition contained in his articles. . - 11is . Loanstite said, that in his present judgment, an attorney could not enterlnto a contract, binding himself not to practice in any particular place. In the . eye of flit law, an attorney was considered to be present every whert;. He desired to' have the bill and affidavit, and promised to state his opinion onPaturday. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—(Tuzs DAY.) INJUNCTION. M'COY AND SIDNEY V. ROBERTSON AND 2.OIIICLERAM. Mr. iILALD applied yesterday to the Court on behalf of the plaintiffs' assignees to the bankruptcy of Knight and Lacey, for an injunction to restrain the defendants from publishing a weekly 'pub lication called the Pulpit. It appeared that Mr. Robertson had projeeted;the4ork in question, in July, 1828, which Ml sisted of extracts from sermons and other pious productions ; he eutered into an agreement with . Knight and Lacey to prifit and publish, and undertake all the expellees attending this work, for which they were to receive one-third; and he the two-thirds, of the profits. In 1824 Wes. Knight and Lacey offered to him 50/. for his share of the publication. This he declined, but he wrote a letter stating that he would accept 1501.: to which they sent no written answer, but they continued to publish the work as usual, down to the time of their bankruptcy ; and since ,that time, it has been conducted by their assignees. A short •time after, the bankruptcy, another publication under a simi lar title appeared, and continued to be published con stantly by the defendants, to restrain which the present appli etdion was made to the Court, grounded on the affidavit of Knight and Lacey, which averred that they had made a parole agreement with Robertson, whereby it was conditioned that they should pay bins 120/., and Mr. Beasley 80/. on his account, making in all lbOl. According to his written proposal that they had paid Mr. B e asley the sum mentioned, and had given him credit fin. the 1201. On behalf of the defendants, Mr.. HORN!: contended, that as t h e re had been no written acceptance of the defendant's - proposal, there was no evidence of an agreement. The affidavit of Knight an d Lacey was Contradicted by that of. Robertson, who denied a pa role agreement, or that he owed Betuley any such sum of money was alleged' at the time o f th e t rea ty ; an d th at as as to their continuing the publication, it was only on the original terms, that of accounting to him for two-thirds of the profits, which he could never get out of their hands. As their first agreement had been in writing, though much inferior in im portance to the second, it was not likely that if the latter had been considered as concluded , it should not be also red uc ed to wr i t i ng , lksthe affidavits were conflicting, he thought that of Mr. Robert son the more probable at all events it was:it` fit subject for a Jury. The VICE-CHANCICLLOR enquired if Mr. dß o b ertson was a short-hand writer, or if be composed himself the subjects of the publication. Mr. Holum—There is nothing original in the work, it con sists of extmets from sermons. The -Vlcit-CtrAucit.tott—ls there an affidavit, stating what part the defendant had taken in the publication after he had made the proposal ; being answered in the negative, hie Honor said he was 10 Judge between two conflicting affidavits, and he did no t erY know now to trust to the fleeting mem or y of Mr. Robertson, who could not recollect 'what a letter, written b y him in 1824, alluded ?, thou g h i t treated o f a v distinct subject. Under all the ctreum s tances, he would grant the injtutction. - • • Mr 1 Tux stEcuiattc's . • IvaLD applied ou •-behalf of the plaintiffs in SUGAZI 24 K. . the last case, Aunt and for an Mechanic's injunction to restrain Mr. Robertson, and Messrs. Clarke, fr om'puhlitil 'wee kly work called the 411442 ine, itius eum lf ~,,a J ourna l , an d Gazette. Mr. Ro bertson 11 -' e b'''''er , . in Tilly, 1823, ' e said, projected the publication in question . , to and proposed ao in the last rue, to Alessrs. Knight and Lace), become the printers and publishers. The terms of the agreetne l 'Y were, that R o b ertson should furnish the materials, a nti t h of et were to supply a ll the expetices, both parties to r- -- . - an equal share of th e profits and loss ; it was also tvuditioned that neither party should sell his interest without the con sent of the other, unit " h e gave six mouths previou 9 notice. 00 the let of September, I - Q - 2 41 it was stipulated that Mr.. R obertson should on the first day of ev er y m o n th receive 251. to wards his share Qf the rofitS ; titio he tinned to receive until 4, September, 1825, when they entered into a second agreement, whereby Mr. Robertson was to receive the sum of 750/. a year for three years in lieu of his share of the profits, some time after he applied for 250/., which, together with 600/. which he had previously received, made 850/. ; to guarantee which sum he mortgaged his share of the Magazine. Matters went on very well until June last, when Robertson sent the ma nuscript of No. 146, by his friend, to the plaintiffs, and de manded of them 25/., to whiCh he said he considered himself entitled on the first of last month, according to the original agree ment. The plaintiffs replied, that they had no funds out of which . to pay him, and even if they had, they would not feel justified in paying him, as he had been 'already indebted in several hundreds to the house—whereupon begot Clarke snd Runt to publish the Magazine. Mr. HIIALD contended, under all these circumstances, his clients were entitled to an injunction ; for after Robertson had agreed to accept 7501. a•year, in lieu of his share of the profits, be was not entitled to receive 251. a month as by the original agree ment. Mr. 131ce1<asTrrit, for the defendants, contended that the last agreement did not supersede the former, whereby Robertson was to receive 251. a month—that though he had mortgaged his share for 850/., yet the principal was not to be paid until the 18th of October next, at which time his client might redeem his share; that it was for the benefit of both parties that the publishers had been changed, as the publication in question had been neglected since the bankruptcy of Mesars. K n i g ht and Lacey, as was evident from the falling off in the circ u l a ti on ; f or , before that time, 8000 copies used to be sold, but since, the circulation had fallen to half that number. His client, be said, had directed Hunt and Claike to keep a separate account of the profits, in order that the plain tiffs might receive whatever should come to their share; his ob ject was to make the most of th e wor k, and rescue it from the folic* state to which it had b een re d u eid, through the inattention of the plaintiffs. The N'ICE-CHANCILLOR said, though the parties had agreed, among themselves that neither of them should part with his share without the consent of the other, yet the assignees could take the benefit of the agreement, and dispose of that which the bankrupt himself could not transfer; the only doubt was, whether they were entitled to the injunction they sought for. It was clear that Robertson was influenced by honest motives, and that be had no other object than to give the assignees their.due. The fact of his employing other publishers was not an evasion, but was ren dered necessary in consequence of the work being neglected through the negligence of the assignees, arising from their embarrassment. The present application came with a bad grace from the assignees, who had taken the law into their own hands, by publishing a second number of the same work. On viewing all the circum stances connected with the conduct of the parties—he could not grant the application. The Injunction was accordingly refused. • SURREY SESSIONS.—(f6s DAY.) This morning the General Quarter Sessions' was held at Florae monger-lane, Newington, before Robert Hedger, Esq. Clutirtoill) and a bench 944nty Magistrates, for the trial of petty offences and traverse The calendar is t eornparatively trifling, there being only seven prisoners for trial 'ehitrged with felonies ; and 14 on the traverse taper for assaults, - - misdemeanours, Sce. After the Grand and 'etty jury were sworn, 1 he elf AIRAt A N briefly addressed the former, by congratulating sitiii,on the very few cases they would have to pay their attention to,,,ind those only of an ordinary description ; but should any thing transpire during the Session that required further amistance, on applie:dion to the Court, every attention would be paid to them. With these remarks the Grand Jury retired, and the Court pro ceeded to try causes on the traverse paper. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—(Tans Day. ) DISTVNBANCEIP ON THE ARRIVAL or S'xxam-noaxs.--One waterman appeared to answer the charge preferred by another for taking a fare out of his turn...—The complaints of the disturbances created 'by the contests of watermen to get fares on the arrival of the steam-boats r are incessant. A gentleman, a few days since, , made a complaint at this o ffi ce that himself and family, having, in their endeavonl• to land from one of the steam-vessels, got into the boat of one waterman, when another claimed them as his fare by right : the latter in revenge, by a manoeuvre, swamped the boat in which the complainant and his fa mily were. They were immediately helped out, but their lives were placed in eminent danger. The complainant de-, dared that if there were no tiffiCeri - Vitiotied to pieserve peace on the spot, lives mutt be lost. By a bye law the watermen are bound to take their fares iu turn. The complainant this morning stated that those who were first in turn loaded their boats with twice as many as they could safely take, and thus deprived those who were lower down of their lair share. The latter, became desperate at this usage, broke through the turn, and afight taking place, the strongest prevailed. ,/"Tot:,a day passed without.a set-to either on shore or in the boats, and the passengers waited as the prize of the victors. Mr. Houma said, the evil had arisen M to great a height, the watermen were so exorbitant in their demands, and so outrageous ill their conduct, not merely towardreach other, but towards the public, that the owners of the steam-boats would be compelled, in their own defence, to take passengers on board immediately from some wharf, by bringing the vessels to the side, which they might easily do. Many persons declined going by the steam-boats, to avoid the danger and annoyance which was encountered in get ting on board. The watermen, by their misconduct, were cut ting their own. throats. Several watermen, who came to support the charge from a conviction of the necessity of obtaining order amongst their livery, declared, that much of the evil was attributable to the Court of Aldermen, in delaying to form a new code of practicable regu lations. The Regulations which the Court might form became law as soon as they were sanctioned by the Privy Council.' The Court for two years had had the new regulations under their consideration, and seemed to have 'made little advance. The crowding of the boats to a tlangerims excess was, not e , al.: ways the fault of the watermen. The passengers were so eager to get on shore that nothing could stop them from rushing, into . the: boats and overloading them. They did not want to hare ''the defendant fined, it would content them if the opinion of the Ma gistrate on the subject were made known. Alderman Titoerx, who sat for the Lord Mayor, ordered the defendant to pay the costs, and, diclared that, unless their general conduct were materially altered, some very exemplary manures must be adopted against theth: He advised a general meeting of the whole body, to adopt some rules for their annual regula tion. They could .not do better than be guided by the opinions of such members of their body as the complainants. MARLBOROUGII-STREET—(Tma DAY.) Two dapper little grooms, named Win. Read and Robert Macdonald, were charged by a tall, straight-haired, red-whisker ed, Irish footman, named Butler, with having 'salted him.— The watchman who took them did not see the said salting, but deposed that the complainant was at the time rather fresh than otherwise. It carne out in the examination that the assault arose from a game of bagatelle, by which the Irishman won a shilling. Mr. Roe accordingly sent for Mr. Smith, the 'landlord of the Cock, in Market-street, where the game was played,' and after de precating the custom of letting servants play for inoney, fined him 131. Mr: Smith excused himself by stating that he never al lowed them to play otherwise than fur drink. Mr Roe advised a settlement between the servant', but Pat declared that " he, would notmuke to the potty at all." Mr. Roe said,-Ahat under, these circumstances he should not hold them to bail,. and ordered them to be dischargvd on paying Is. mull. `‘, 'ARMY. --Yesterday .morning, between seven and eight o'clock, the let Regiment of Life Guards,' under the com mand of the Earl of Uxbridge, marched from its barracks in the Regent's Park, to Wormwood Scrubs., where it was put through a variety of movements, all of which were executed with the great est precision, but at an easy pace their gallant commander not wishing to put t h e t roo ps through an rapid movements on account of the exceeding hard state of the ground. The fineness of the day attracted a large portion of fashionable* to the spot. The 're giment returned to its barracks between one and two o'clock. A CORONER'S INQUEST .-1 1.11111quest was head yes terday before Thomas Stirlieg, Esq. at the office attached to the Powder Mills, on H ouns l o w Heath, on the bodies of Win. Ind and Benjamin Horsey, who were killed by the explosion of one of the mills on Tuesday last.-r-The Jury, after having extunined the bodies, returned a verdict of—" Accidental Death." Tilt CoINAGt. —The egregious biunders of our sapient Governors with respect to the currency, have produced the most serious consequences. The l ' er dal " cannot be Perinaded that the recent proclamation, increasing the value of the old cop per coinage, tt►tea not ileterio rate the English silver money in the same proportion. Several labourers have struck from work, and the utmost confusion prevails throughout the City.—Du 6 lis Vvenin2 JU-ail, FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. HIS MAJESTY,ron his return to town, which will be at, the beginning of next week, will reside at St. James's Palace. Carlton-House will not again be inhabited by the KING, his MAJESTY will occupy those apartments at St. James's Palace, during his temporary so i tourn in town, that have recently been repaired. 1 e different persons holding offices about the Palace, and who have enjoyed apartments there, have been obliged to move away their furniture to Make way for his MAJESTY, and those in attendance. Amongst other changes, the large hall, and rooms near the 'grand staircase, and looking into the standard ; yard of the palace, are expected to be appropriated to - the gentlemen porters, &c., instead of the palace watchmen, and others who now occupy such stations. The KING will !fold a Council immediately on his return to town. Sir Henry Halford returned to London WI Satur day from Oxford, where he had been for a week, in consequence of the decease of his brother, Dr. Vaughan, and has attended the Duke of York daily since his return. Yesterday morning, soon after 11 o'clock, Sir Henry Halford, Dr. Warren, Dr. Mac michael, and Mr.. M'Gregor, attended the Royal Duke at Mr. Greenwood's villa, at Brompton Park, and after a consultation, reported (we have the plea sure to say) that his Royal Highness was proceeding rapidly towards recovery. Soon after the consultation, the Royal Duke rode out on horseback, for about an hour. About five o'clock the Royal Duke rode out in his open carriage. The Princess Augusta took an airing yesterday in her carriage and four, and paid a visit to the Duke of York at Brompton. The Cabinet Ministers dined yesterday with the Earl' of Westmoreland, at his residence in Grosvenor square. Mr. Secretary Canning arrived in town yesterday morning, from the seat of the Earl of Liverpool, at Coombe Wood. Mr. Beaumont dined on Tuesday with his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, at Ainwick Castle. Great expectation prevails with regard to the races , and the sport on the first day especially is expected to be unusually good. For the King's Cup five ca pital,horses are entered, and the Pavilion Stakes will also produce some good running. Many of the horses are arrived in this town, and at Lewes. We hope that those subscribers who have not yet paid their money to the Committee will feel the importance of attending without delay to their appeal.—Brighton Gazette. Madame Pasta sings in the Grand Opera of Medea, on Saturday next. W e understand it is her last per formance this season. Thorswalden, the famous sculptor, has been ap pointed President of the Academy of St. Luke, at Rome. He is soon expected at Warsa4, to fuse the metals, and erect the monuments he has undertaken, to Copernicus and Joseph Poniatowsky. The Ex-King, Jos e ph Napoleon, wishing to reside in the dominions of the King of the Netherlands, ad dressed a letter on the subject, to the King of Sweden, who made an application to that Sovereign. The King of the Netherlands referred the matter to the King of France, who convened a Council of his Ministers, and after consulting with the Foreign Am bassador in Paris, granted the required permission. CONJUGAL INFIDELITY.—Yesterday a disconso late wife, appeared at the Head Police-office to prefer a charge against Jane Tulle, a little ~about 13 years old, for finding her •in bed with complainant's husband, between two and three o'clock in the morn ing. Miss Taaffe denied the slanderous accusation, and the magistrates; thinking it a case rather for the Consistoria Court than the Police-office, were about to dismiss .the complaint, when the complainant, by way of amendment,; to her former charge, further ac cused Miss Tait% of stealing a pair of shoes. On this charge the young lady is held over.—Freeman's Journal: PATENT FLOORING MACHINE.—A machine has recently been invented; and "patents obtained for it, which at once performs all the various operations for converting rough sawn boards into completely finished flooring. It reduces the board to a uniform breadth, plains. it, cuts the grove in the one edge, and works the feather or tongue on the other ; it also removes the superfluous thickness from a sufficient portion of that part of the board which is destined to become the underside of the floor, and even takes off a minute portion of the arris, that the joints . may enter with more facility in laying it down ; the whole being executed in a superior manner, and, as may rea dily be imagined, with much more accuracy than if performed- by,the most skilful workman. TETE A 'TETE behind the scenes of a play-house, in the preceding week, between a certain Nobleman of high fame, and an equally celebrated character. The hour,. eleven p. raa. " Where do you dine to-day?" exclaimed the Peer. " Faith, I think I shall dine at the Club." " Oh, no ;go home with me, we dine at twelve precisely." Niany people of fashion now never dine—they sup! THE CREATION. OF WoNtAN.—(From the Ger man of Kircher.)—ln a company where the conver sation happened to turn upon the Mosaical account of, the creation of the first woman, a lady made the fol lowing remark:--"The Creator appears in this story, in the light of a midnight robber—he steals from Adam in his sleep." "Allow me, Madam,", said a° gentleman; "to narrate an anecdote by s way . of argu ment against your objection. Lust' ingid some per ohs broke into my fathers house; . they carried away a bar of silver, and left units place a ~nchly ...Chased goldeif vase ;—can we consider these % men, as -thieves ?".`• " Thieves !" exclaimed the lady, " no, benefactors." " Well, then, said the gentleman, ." in what manner ought we ti; regard Him who took away a -worthless rib and gave in exchange an inestimable treasure ?" Salford s i ess i Sessions, f a n f u o i wptaaositnoietsto; thetlie bar, A charged latea rgcd with stealin g principal witness against him was a country lad, about .1,4 years of age, who had seen the prisoner carrying the sack on s shoulder. When the counsel for the prosecution had finished his examination, the op posite couns el arose, ! and the following conversation took place W e % my lad,' and so you remember this day, when the po tatoes are scutto have been sto l en Neaw, law, it warn a this day, it war that day." w e ll, well, that day, if you will have it sot and you say you t he prisoner carrying the sack on his shoulder ?"_ ._c " ye; sir, I did." YOUdiet; well, and might not this sack as well have con ttj c hi n a oilvna es eat ti, o tr a w l 'hey as potatoes?"— c, Neaw, sat, it codas be h a y, f or h e could hardly carry it." w e n, but I suppose horses do eat hay w ith you Neaw, I b il ' a i r a i o i y ige,ld . e " n dti t lteo ro td a u r lef s soi o rs.t f !ur,TthheLeduanillisane•4etrshapyr4odiiitnicee' abashed, rlt e mo s t iii iicititlertlybe c t u n g a h te te c r o , from an examination in which he evidently had the worst. TURF INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. I have hoard of riding wager. where buries lilac been itioalike than the. ande that run i' the clock's behalf."—Satasva Las. KNUTSFORD RACES, Ju LT 25. The' Produce Stakes of 60 gs. each, h. ft. ; for three-yr-olds. Two miles. Sir W. Wynne's br. c. Sancredo - I Lord Derby's ch. c. Prussian - - 0 Sir T. Stanley's ch. c. by Tiresias - 0 Seven paid.—A good race. The Gold Cup, value 100 soya. by subscriptions of 10 each; all ages. Three miles. Mr. Clifton's eli..c. Mr. Munn - 1 Lord 'Wilton's ch. m. Hybla - - 2 Mr. Tolleuiache's cit. g. Euplirates - 3 Five paid.•—. Won easy. A Maiden Plate of 50/. for all ages. Two-mile beats. Mr. Robinson's lir. f. The:Countess 0 1 1 Lord Grosvenor's In c. King Henry 1 0 s Mr. Postlethwaite's b. c. Raimondo 8 2 2 Col. Yates's b. c. Nemo - 2 0 dr Mr. Ogden's b. f. Dispatch - 0 dr Won easy. 1 - CHELMSFORD RACES.—WsnwlsnaT ' Jour 116. The County Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each. Three miles. Mr. R. Wilson's b. f. Maklonia - 1 Mr. Rush's br. c. by Pioneer - - 2 Mr. Heatheote's Nigel - s Mr. Piekford's Monimia 4 , Mr. Coleman's Truth - - 6 A fine race, but won easy. The Town Plate of 6W. Heats, Two miles. Mr. Brown's b. c. Saxon - 1 1 Mr. Rush's b. c. by Pioneer - $ dr The Pioneer colt bolted, as he did last year. ROWING MATCH. Yesterday the annual Prize Wherry given by the rneinbers of the : Funny Club was rowed for by seven pair of oats in two beats. They were first to start from Westminster-bridge, row round the second windmill beyond Vauxhall, down the Surrey shore, and round the Beacon to Westminster-bridge., The three boats which came in first, rowing the above distance, were to start for the prize. Time second distance or beat was from Westminster bridge to Chelsea College, and back to Westminster-bridge. As this was the first rowing match which has excited any in terest during the present season, all the admirers of river sport mustered near the scene of activity. The display of boats, and company of every, description, along the banks of the Thames, was really picturesque. The Bridges were covered. Numerous crews were seen gliding in their cutters and galleys with rapidity almost astonishing, whilst the appearance of flags- flying in every direction made the scene highly interesting. The seven boats started by signal, and, after an able contest, the first heat was won by the following men : Dodd Vokins Tallaway Richards Milan Maynard Hungerford 2 Light Blue. Hungerford Van/lan } Pea Green. Lambeth Vauxhall I Yellow. Lambeth The heat for the Prite afforded great pleasure to the amateurs. Dodd and Woking were the favourites, but it was supposed May nard, who is considered a veteran in the art of element dashing, might have torn the laurel from all his dompetitors...—The result was in favour of Vnkins anti his companion, who gained the prize in good style. Having taken possession of the wherry, which was a tine new boat, the victors were towerldOwn to Hungerfard Stairs, where merriment and rejoicing were the order of the evening. The winner is said to be a deserving young HUM, and the boat is considered a useful reward to humble industry. THEATRICALS EXTRAORDINARY. KrormA, JULY 24. 7 -113, Comma of the Worship the Mayor.—The play this evening, by the command of the Mayor of this place was to have been The Stranger— the Stranger by Mr. Darley ; with the farce of Simpson and Co, The Theatre at this place has been transformed into a Scottish Meeting, and in consequence thereof the Come dians were obliged to take a room at the Crown About eight o'clock the Mayor (Mr. Forest) finding the place was thinly attended, sent a boy with the box-ticket lie had taken, saving he could not attend ! This was pi tiful, and deserves the utmost contempt.--The Company, we are sorry to say, have met with little or no success here—the majority of the inhabitants are of the Methodist class, and in the most unpleasant situation. We find, by a Parliamentary paper, that by Lord Melville's bill, the number of Common jurors in Scotland is about 82,500, and of Special Jurors 4,500. Total, about 37,000. Notwithstanding the passing of Lord Lowther's Act, which places the management of the turnpike roads north of the Metropolis in Pirliamentary Com missioners, the old jobbers have, in one or two in stances, advertised the tolls to be let, for another year. This, we hear, is looked upon as a breach of privi lege, which may in the end bring some of these worthies to the bar of the House. The first Joint Stock Banking Company, formed under the act of last session, for altering the charter of the Hank of England, will, it appears, he in Lancaster, where a public meet ing was held on the 14th hot. the Mayor in the Chair, and reso lutions passed and steps taken pursuant to that object. The people of Lancaster, it seems, were prompted to the undertaking by a visit from our townsman, Air. Joplin, to whose valuable pamphlet, on the comparative merits of Scotch and English bank ing, first published in this place three or four years ago, and sub sequent labours in forming the Provincial flank of Ireland, &v., the county is chiefly indebted for its attention being called to the subject. Mr. Joplin, we obserVe, has made arrangements iu Lon don which render it his interest to promote the establishment of these companies ; consequently his endeavours will not be confined to any particular place, and we should he glad to see the gentle men of Northumberland availing themselves of his practical expe rience in forming such an establishment for the county. There is no way in which they could serve it so beneficially. The Seoteh banks are the greatest supports to agriculture in Scot land, and though we could not have better private banks than we have in this town, it is not consistent with the nature and coedit of private banks to accommodate and, assist the agricultural com munity on the same principles, and to the same extent es is the practice of the Joint Stock Banking Companies of Scoilautt. IMPORTANT INVESTIO ATION , TILE, ..14011- motro GexsxAn PICNVITNII A.wr. moo important investi gation continued to sit until Friday, when further proceedings were adjourned until. August 14, to enable the public.. officers concerned in it to go the Circuit. A question was raised, we understand, by the comphlinanta, whether the Commission was delegated into acts of cruelty and oppression, although no connection could be traced be tween them and proselytism, or Whether their duty was limited. The point was submitted to Government, an d i nstruct i ons have been given to the Commissioners to h ea r a ll t h e ev i dence of acts of cruelty and tyranny that may be offered, t rod to report on such of the evidence as they may think advieable, , lcolding, however, iu their recollection, that the specific " object of . the Gattanission— wonely, to investigate cruelty connected with. proselyting pur poses,-...should a d li ne received a ce ppendix. shouldThe result, he laid we a!beforere sure, paces,--should be particularly attended : to, arid that any other Go ,. ir e e i r ll tr beo inent te in the s same. difference is this, th a t the CoMinissiouers will, Under m men the arrange ment, exercise a disereti ona ry power of g l v i n g to t h e Lo r d Lieu tet or withholdin g ev id ence a dd uce d b e fo re t h em ; but from h r s i p le of e the Manner in which, we understand, thew gentlemen have hither to conducted themselves, there is no doubt that the ends of justice will be fully attained, either in the honourable acquittal of the parties accused of any connection with the horrible tranasetire alleged to ha ve occurre d, or i n their conviction / which Wiil the grounds for ulterior proceedir in . 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